Triangle weather turns windy, warm by Wednesday

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Raleigh, N.C. — Temperatures more typical to a North Carolina January return by the end of the work week when highs will be about 50 degrees and dip to the 20s and 30s overnight.

Monday began with some cold rain, and mist and drizzle are possible throughout the day, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner.

By late afternoon, temperatures had topped 50 degrees.

"We'll have some warmer air that we saw over the weekend, but with the cloudy conditions, it's still going to feel rather cool," Gardner said.

Tuesday promises to be the most pleasant day of the week. "It starts out with low clouds and fog, but that will burn off quickly in favor of more sunshine," Gardner said. Temperatures should push 70 degrees Tuesday afternoon.

By Wednesday, the clouds move back in ahead of a front that carries the potential for thunderstorms and even severe weather. "Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, windy and warm," Gardner said. "Winds may gust as high as 35-40 mph even outside of thunderstorms."

Behind the front, the Triangle returns to mostly clear skies through the weekend, with high temperatures at about 50 degrees.

UhavenocluJan 28, 2013

Life is a roller coaster,which is why everyone screams when they are going down.Tolerate it people,be prepared and safe no matter what the weather is.

aprilhunter220Jan 28, 2013

Whay I want to know s WCPSS going to have a 3 hour delay because the temps are suppose to be in the higher 60's or 70's tomorrow? What a stupid decision to have a three hour delay for rain today.

BigSteamnTurdJan 28, 2013

Nothing new here, but don't forget to protect your skin tomorrow.

mtnmamaJan 28, 2013

The weekend temps were chilly...not 40's....not holding my breath for 70 on Tuesday. Seems like actual temps are always colder than predicted. Someone said last week that we could see mid 70's Tues & Wed. That would be nice, but I bet the forecast will miss the mark again.

Low clouds and rain are making it tough to see the fairgrounds on our Skycam as we approach 10:30 AM. May be a little wet and cool for my time at the WRAL tent today. I'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30. If you're...Read More

Low clouds and rain are making it tough to see the fairgrounds on our Skycam as we approach 10:30 AM. May be a little wet and cool for my time at the WRAL tent today. I'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30. If you're there, stop in and say hello! We should dry out and brighten up a little later in the afternoon.

Low clouds and rain are making it tough to see the fairgrounds on our Skycam as we approach 10:30 AM. May be a little wet and cool for my time at the WRAL tent today. I'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30. If you're...Read More

Low clouds and rain are making it tough to see the fairgrounds on our Skycam as we approach 10:30 AM. May be a little wet and cool for my time at the WRAL tent today. I'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30. If you're there, stop in and say hello! We should dry out and brighten up a little later in the afternoon.

Low clouds and rain are making it tough to see the fairgrounds on our Skycam as we approach 10:30 AM. May be a little wet and cool for my time at the WRAL tent today. I'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30. If you're...Read More

Low clouds and rain are making it tough to see the fairgrounds on our Skycam as we approach 10:30 AM. May be a little wet and cool for my time at the WRAL tent today. I'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30. If you're there, stop in and say hello! We should dry out and brighten up a little later in the afternoon.

At a little after 8 AM, our Skycam at RDU showed plenty of clouds, but rain remains a little to our west. Chances should increase through about midday and then decrease through the afternoon as a front moves on...Read More

At a little after 8 AM, our Skycam at RDU showed plenty of clouds, but rain remains a little to our west. Chances should increase through about midday and then decrease through the afternoon as a front moves on to our east.

At a little after 8 AM, our Skycam at RDU showed plenty of clouds, but rain remains a little to our west. Chances should increase through about midday and then decrease through the afternoon as a front moves on...Read More

At a little after 8 AM, our Skycam at RDU showed plenty of clouds, but rain remains a little to our west. Chances should increase through about midday and then decrease through the afternoon as a front moves on to our east.

At a little after 8 AM, our Skycam at RDU showed plenty of clouds, but rain remains a little to our west. Chances should increase through about midday and then decrease through the afternoon as a front moves on...Read More

At a little after 8 AM, our Skycam at RDU showed plenty of clouds, but rain remains a little to our west. Chances should increase through about midday and then decrease through the afternoon as a front moves on to our east.

After a warm finish to the weekend, we start the week with a cold front moving through this morning. We'll see a band of patchy sprinkles and showers along and behind the front, with rain chances increasing...Read More

After a warm finish to the weekend, we start the week with a cold front moving through this morning. We'll see a band of patchy sprinkles and showers along and behind the front, with rain chances increasing through the morning and decreasing by mid-afternoon. Most of us should see anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to as much as 3 or 4 tenths in spots, and while rain is falling some of us could have temperatures dip into the upper 50s to low 60s, mainly late morning to early afternoon..

After a warm finish to the weekend, we start the week with a cold front moving through this morning. We'll see a band of patchy sprinkles and showers along and behind the front, with rain chances increasing...Read More

After a warm finish to the weekend, we start the week with a cold front moving through this morning. We'll see a band of patchy sprinkles and showers along and behind the front, with rain chances increasing through the morning and decreasing by mid-afternoon. Most of us should see anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to as much as 3 or 4 tenths in spots, and while rain is falling some of us could have temperatures dip into the upper 50s to low 60s, mainly late morning to early afternoon..

After a warm finish to the weekend, we start the week with a cold front moving through this morning. We'll see a band of patchy sprinkles and showers along and behind the front, with rain chances increasing...Read More

After a warm finish to the weekend, we start the week with a cold front moving through this morning. We'll see a band of patchy sprinkles and showers along and behind the front, with rain chances increasing through the morning and decreasing by mid-afternoon. Most of us should see anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to as much as 3 or 4 tenths in spots, and while rain is falling some of us could have temperatures dip into the upper 50s to low 60s, mainly late morning to early afternoon..

Today will feel much different than yesterday when highs were in the low-mid 80s. We're starting in the mid 60s this morning and temps will hold steady today. So.. no shorts for the kids today! Expect showers...Read More

Today will feel much different than yesterday when highs were in the low-mid 80s. We're starting in the mid 60s this morning and temps will hold steady today. So.. no shorts for the kids today! Expect showers mid-day. Turning quite chilly tonight with lows in the 40s.

Today will feel much different than yesterday when highs were in the low-mid 80s. We're starting in the mid 60s this morning and temps will hold steady today. So.. no shorts for the kids today! Expect showers...Read More

Today will feel much different than yesterday when highs were in the low-mid 80s. We're starting in the mid 60s this morning and temps will hold steady today. So.. no shorts for the kids today! Expect showers mid-day. Turning quite chilly tonight with lows in the 40s.

Today will feel much different than yesterday when highs were in the low-mid 80s. We're starting in the mid 60s this morning and temps will hold steady today. So.. no shorts for the kids today! Expect showers...Read More

Today will feel much different than yesterday when highs were in the low-mid 80s. We're starting in the mid 60s this morning and temps will hold steady today. So.. no shorts for the kids today! Expect showers mid-day. Turning quite chilly tonight with lows in the 40s.

After a high in the low 80s later today, a cold front will bring more typical temperatures for fall over the next few days. Tomorrow, our highs will likely range in the mid to upper 60s, but those temperatures...Read More

After a high in the low 80s later today, a cold front will bring more typical temperatures for fall over the next few days. Tomorrow, our highs will likely range in the mid to upper 60s, but those temperatures may come mainly very early in the pre-dawn hours and again late in the day, with temperatures dipping into the 50s late morning to early afternoon as some bands of scattered showers pass through along and behind the front.

After a high in the low 80s later today, a cold front will bring more typical temperatures for fall over the next few days. Tomorrow, our highs will likely range in the mid to upper 60s, but those temperatures...Read More

After a high in the low 80s later today, a cold front will bring more typical temperatures for fall over the next few days. Tomorrow, our highs will likely range in the mid to upper 60s, but those temperatures may come mainly very early in the pre-dawn hours and again late in the day, with temperatures dipping into the 50s late morning to early afternoon as some bands of scattered showers pass through along and behind the front.

After a high in the low 80s later today, a cold front will bring more typical temperatures for fall over the next few days. Tomorrow, our highs will likely range in the mid to upper 60s, but those temperatures...Read More

After a high in the low 80s later today, a cold front will bring more typical temperatures for fall over the next few days. Tomorrow, our highs will likely range in the mid to upper 60s, but those temperatures may come mainly very early in the pre-dawn hours and again late in the day, with temperatures dipping into the 50s late morning to early afternoon as some bands of scattered showers pass through along and behind the front.

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We'll start the day with low clouds again, and some areas of fog, otherwise another fine day for the NC State Fair as we turn partly to mostly sunny for the afternoon, although not all that fall-like. Again, a little on the warm side and a bit humid, but that all changes with the passage of a cold front late tonight and tomorrow.

We'll start the day with low clouds again, and some areas of fog, otherwise another fine day for the NC State Fair as we turn partly to mostly sunny for the afternoon, although not all that fall-like. Again, a...Read More

We'll start the day with low clouds again, and some areas of fog, otherwise another fine day for the NC State Fair as we turn partly to mostly sunny for the afternoon, although not all that fall-like. Again, a little on the warm side and a bit humid, but that all changes with the passage of a cold front late tonight and tomorrow.

We'll start the day with low clouds again, and some areas of fog, otherwise another fine day for the NC State Fair as we turn partly to mostly sunny for the afternoon, although not all that fall-like. Again, a...Read More

We'll start the day with low clouds again, and some areas of fog, otherwise another fine day for the NC State Fair as we turn partly to mostly sunny for the afternoon, although not all that fall-like. Again, a little on the warm side and a bit humid, but that all changes with the passage of a cold front late tonight and tomorrow.

Hurricane Ophelia appears it will make a transition to an extratropical storm sometime on Sunday, but will remain quite intense and could bring heavy rain and high winds to parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and...Read More

Hurricane Ophelia appears it will make a transition to an extratropical storm sometime on Sunday, but will remain quite intense and could bring heavy rain and high winds to parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland Sunday night into Tuesday.

Hurricane Ophelia appears it will make a transition to an extratropical storm sometime on Sunday, but will remain quite intense and could bring heavy rain and high winds to parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and...Read More

Hurricane Ophelia appears it will make a transition to an extratropical storm sometime on Sunday, but will remain quite intense and could bring heavy rain and high winds to parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland Sunday night into Tuesday.

Hurricane Ophelia appears it will make a transition to an extratropical storm sometime on Sunday, but will remain quite intense and could bring heavy rain and high winds to parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and...Read More

Hurricane Ophelia appears it will make a transition to an extratropical storm sometime on Sunday, but will remain quite intense and could bring heavy rain and high winds to parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland Sunday night into Tuesday.

Weak low pressure off out coast continues to wrap some low level moisture into the state - for most of us, this will translate into a morning overcast today and perhaps tomorrow as well. We should see breaks in...Read More

Weak low pressure off out coast continues to wrap some low level moisture into the state - for most of us, this will translate into a morning overcast today and perhaps tomorrow as well. We should see breaks in the clouds midday into the afternoon. We're watching a cold front well to our northwest that should pass across the area early Monday.Ahead of the front, we'll finish the weekend quite warm tomorrow (folks in TX/LA will climb in to the 90s, while we see 80s), then turn much cooler in its wake to start the week. The front could trigger a band or two of scattered sprinkles and showers morning to midday Monday, before some clearing in the afternoon.

Weak low pressure off out coast continues to wrap some low level moisture into the state - for most of us, this will translate into a morning overcast today and perhaps tomorrow as well. We should see breaks in...Read More

Weak low pressure off out coast continues to wrap some low level moisture into the state - for most of us, this will translate into a morning overcast today and perhaps tomorrow as well. We should see breaks in the clouds midday into the afternoon. We're watching a cold front well to our northwest that should pass across the area early Monday.Ahead of the front, we'll finish the weekend quite warm tomorrow (folks in TX/LA will climb in to the 90s, while we see 80s), then turn much cooler in its wake to start the week. The front could trigger a band or two of scattered sprinkles and showers morning to midday Monday, before some clearing in the afternoon.

Weak low pressure off out coast continues to wrap some low level moisture into the state - for most of us, this will translate into a morning overcast today and perhaps tomorrow as well. We should see breaks in...Read More

Weak low pressure off out coast continues to wrap some low level moisture into the state - for most of us, this will translate into a morning overcast today and perhaps tomorrow as well. We should see breaks in the clouds midday into the afternoon. We're watching a cold front well to our northwest that should pass across the area early Monday.Ahead of the front, we'll finish the weekend quite warm tomorrow (folks in TX/LA will climb in to the 90s, while we see 80s), then turn much cooler in its wake to start the week. The front could trigger a band or two of scattered sprinkles and showers morning to midday Monday, before some clearing in the afternoon.

Gray skies and drizzle will be with us through much of Saturday. There could be a few breaks in the clouds late in the day. Sunday will be much brighter and warmer. Sunday night and Monday a front moves...Read More

Gray skies and drizzle will be with us through much of Saturday. There could be a few breaks in the clouds late in the day. Sunday will be much brighter and warmer. Sunday night and Monday a front moves through that will finally usher in some pretty fall weather for next week.

Gray skies and drizzle will be with us through much of Saturday. There could be a few breaks in the clouds late in the day. Sunday will be much brighter and warmer. Sunday night and Monday a front moves...Read More

Gray skies and drizzle will be with us through much of Saturday. There could be a few breaks in the clouds late in the day. Sunday will be much brighter and warmer. Sunday night and Monday a front moves through that will finally usher in some pretty fall weather for next week.

Gray skies and drizzle will be with us through much of Saturday. There could be a few breaks in the clouds late in the day. Sunday will be much brighter and warmer. Sunday night and Monday a front moves...Read More

Gray skies and drizzle will be with us through much of Saturday. There could be a few breaks in the clouds late in the day. Sunday will be much brighter and warmer. Sunday night and Monday a front moves through that will finally usher in some pretty fall weather for next week.

After dealing with a lack of rainfall through the month of September and into October, parts of our viewing area have advanced into Moderate Drought. We don't see any great rains coming any time soon, so it is...Read More

After dealing with a lack of rainfall through the month of September and into October, parts of our viewing area have advanced into Moderate Drought. We don't see any great rains coming any time soon, so it is likely we will continue to remain in drought with conditions spreading throughout the region.

After dealing with a lack of rainfall through the month of September and into October, parts of our viewing area have advanced into Moderate Drought. We don't see any great rains coming any time soon, so it is...Read More

After dealing with a lack of rainfall through the month of September and into October, parts of our viewing area have advanced into Moderate Drought. We don't see any great rains coming any time soon, so it is likely we will continue to remain in drought with conditions spreading throughout the region.

After dealing with a lack of rainfall through the month of September and into October, parts of our viewing area have advanced into Moderate Drought. We don't see any great rains coming any time soon, so it is...Read More

After dealing with a lack of rainfall through the month of September and into October, parts of our viewing area have advanced into Moderate Drought. We don't see any great rains coming any time soon, so it is likely we will continue to remain in drought with conditions spreading throughout the region.

Ophelia is now a strong Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph well out in the Atlantic. While we have nothing to worry about, the folks in great Britain including Ireland are going to have to deal with...Read More

Ophelia is now a strong Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph well out in the Atlantic. While we have nothing to worry about, the folks in great Britain including Ireland are going to have to deal with a storm with hurricane force winds early next week. Ophelia will transistion from a tropical low pressure system to a non-tropical low but retain its strength. Folks in Ireland are going to get slammed Monday!

Ophelia is now a strong Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph well out in the Atlantic. While we have nothing to worry about, the folks in great Britain including Ireland are going to have to deal with...Read More

Ophelia is now a strong Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph well out in the Atlantic. While we have nothing to worry about, the folks in great Britain including Ireland are going to have to deal with a storm with hurricane force winds early next week. Ophelia will transistion from a tropical low pressure system to a non-tropical low but retain its strength. Folks in Ireland are going to get slammed Monday!

Ophelia is now a strong Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph well out in the Atlantic. While we have nothing to worry about, the folks in great Britain including Ireland are going to have to deal with...Read More

Ophelia is now a strong Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph well out in the Atlantic. While we have nothing to worry about, the folks in great Britain including Ireland are going to have to deal with a storm with hurricane force winds early next week. Ophelia will transistion from a tropical low pressure system to a non-tropical low but retain its strength. Folks in Ireland are going to get slammed Monday!

Not as hot tomorrow. A cold front crosses NC and moves to the coast overnight. Tomorrow our air comes from the NE off the cool north Atlantic. That will bring us a cold air damming pattern. We'll see...Read More

Not as hot tomorrow. A cold front crosses NC and moves to the coast overnight. Tomorrow our air comes from the NE off the cool north Atlantic. That will bring us a cold air damming pattern. We'll see clouds and drizzle but cooler temps Friday.

Not as hot tomorrow. A cold front crosses NC and moves to the coast overnight. Tomorrow our air comes from the NE off the cool north Atlantic. That will bring us a cold air damming pattern. We'll see...Read More

Not as hot tomorrow. A cold front crosses NC and moves to the coast overnight. Tomorrow our air comes from the NE off the cool north Atlantic. That will bring us a cold air damming pattern. We'll see clouds and drizzle but cooler temps Friday.

Not as hot tomorrow. A cold front crosses NC and moves to the coast overnight. Tomorrow our air comes from the NE off the cool north Atlantic. That will bring us a cold air damming pattern. We'll see...Read More

Not as hot tomorrow. A cold front crosses NC and moves to the coast overnight. Tomorrow our air comes from the NE off the cool north Atlantic. That will bring us a cold air damming pattern. We'll see clouds and drizzle but cooler temps Friday.